2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

Not to be confused with 2020 Arizona House of Representatives election.

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Arizona, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 9 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 5 4 Seats won 5 4 Seat change Popular vote 1,629,318 1,638,516 Percentage 49.85% 50.13% Swing 0.52% 1.46%
District results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

This election was the first time since 1990 in which no third-party candidates appeared on the ballot in the House of Representatives elections.^[1]

Arizona was one of two states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2020, the other state being North Carolina.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	9	1,638,516	50.13	4		44.44
	Democratic	9	1,629,318	49.85	5		55.56
	Write-in	5	415	0.01	0		0.0
Total		23	3,268,249	100.0	9		100.0

Popular vote

Republican			50.13%
Democratic			49.85%
Other			0.01%

House seats

Democratic			55.56%
Republican			44.44%

By district

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	188,469	51.61%	176,709	48.39%	0	0.00%	365,178	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	209,945	55.10%	170,975	44.87%	134	0.04%	381,054	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	174,243	64.57%	95,594	35.43%	0	0.00%	269,837	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	120,484	30.23%	278,002	69.74%	137	0.04%	398,623	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	183,171	41.10%	262,414	58.88%	72	0.02%	445,657	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	199,644	47.83%	217,783	52.17%	0	0.00%	417,427	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	165,452	76.69%	50,226	23.28%	54	0.03%	215,732	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	170,816	40.43%	251,633	59.56%	18	0.00%	422,467	100.0%	Republican hold
District 9	217,094	61.63%	135,180	38.37%	0	0.00%	352,274	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,629,318	49.85%	1,638,516	50.13%	415	0.01%	3,268,249	100.0%

District 1

2020 Arizona's 1st congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Tom O'Halleran Tiffany Shedd Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 188,469 176,709 Percentage 51.6% 48.4%

Shedd:      50–60%      60–70% O'Halleran:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%County results Shedd:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% O'Halleran:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votesPrecinct results

U.S. Representative before election Tom O'Halleran Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tom O'Halleran Democratic

See also: Arizona's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in the northeastern part of the state, encompassing the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas, taking in Casa Grande, Maricopa, Oro Valley, and Marana. The district also includes the Navajo Nation, Hopi Reservation, and Gila River Indian Community. Incumbent Democrat Tom O'Halleran, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 53.8% of the vote in 2018.^[3] The district had a PVI of R+2.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom O'Halleran, incumbent U.S. representative^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Eva Putzova, former Flagstaff city council member^[5]

Withdrawn

• Barbara McGuire, former state senator^[6][7]
• Larry Williams, retail worker^[8][9]

Endorsements

Tom O'Halleran

Organizations

• End Citizens United^[10]
• High School Democrats of America^[11]
• Human Rights Campaign^[12]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America^[13]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[14]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[15]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[16]

Eva Putzova

Organizations

• Brand New Congress^[17]
• Climate Strike – Arizona^[18]
• Friends of the Earth Action^[19]
• National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC)^[20]
• Our Revolution^[18]
• Our Revolution Flagstaff Chapter^[18]
• Peace Action^[21]
• Progressive Democrats of America^[22]
• Sunrise Movement – Flagstaff chapter^[18]

Individuals

• Marianne Williamson, author and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate^[23]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom O'Halleran (incumbent)	47,083	58.6
	Democratic	Eva Putzova	33,248	41.4
Total votes			80,331	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tiffany Shedd, attorney, small business owner, firearms instructor and candidate for this seat in 2018^[25]

Eliminated in primary

• Nolan Reidhead, attorney^[26]

Withdrawn

• John Moore, mayor of Williams^[27][28]
• Doyel Shamley, former Apache County supervisor^[29]
• Chris Taylor, Safford city councilman^[30][31] (endorsed Reidhead)^[32]

Declined

• Curt Schilling, former Major League Baseball pitcher for Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox^[33]

Endorsements

Tiffany Shedd

Federal officials

• Jon Kyl, former U.S. senator from Arizona (1995–2013, 2018)^[34]
• Kevin McCarthy, minority leader of the United States House of Representatives^[35]

Organizations

• Susan B. Anthony List^[36]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tiffany Shedd	40,310	54.7
	Republican	Nolan Reidhead	33,418	45.3
Total votes			73,728	100.0

General election

Debate

2022 Arizona's 1st congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Tom O'Halleran	Tiffany Shedd
1	Oct. 8, 2020	KAET KJZZ (FM) The Arizona Republic	Steve Goldstein Yvonne Wingett Sanchez Ted Simons	[37]	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[38]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[39]	Likely D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Likely D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[41]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
RCP[42]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Decision Desk HQ[43]	Likely D	November 3, 2020
538[44]	Likely D	November 3, 2020
Elections Daily[45]	Likely D	November 1, 2020
CNN[46]	Likely D	November 1, 2020
Politico[47]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[48]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Arizona's 1st congressional district, 2020^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom O'Halleran (incumbent)	188,469	51.6
	Republican	Tiffany Shedd	176,709	48.4
Total votes			365,178	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2020 Arizona's 2nd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Ann Kirkpatrick Brandon Martin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 209,945 170,975 Percentage 55.1% 44.9%

Kirkpatrick:      50-60% Martin:      50–60%County results Kirkpatrick:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Martin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%      No votesPrecinct results

U.S. Representative before election Ann Kirkpatrick Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick Democratic

See also: Arizona's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in southeastern Arizona, encompassing the eastern Tucson area. Incumbent Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, who had represented the district since, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 54.7% of the vote in 2018.^[3] The district had a PVI of R+1.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ann Kirkpatrick, incumbent U.S. representative^[50]

Eliminated in primary

• Peter Quilter, national security professional^[51]

Endorsements

Ann Kirkpatrick

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO^[52]
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees^[52]
• American Physical Therapy Association^[52]
• American Society of Anesthesiologists^[52]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[52]
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters – Joint Council 25^[52]
• UNITE HERE^[52]
• United Food and Commercial Workers^[52]

Organizations

• American Association for Justice^[52]
• American Crystal Sugar Company^[52]
• EMILY's List^[52]
• End Citizens United^[52]
• Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence^[52]
• Human Rights Campaign^[52]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[52]
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare^[52]
• Planned Parenthood^[52]

Newspapers

• Arizona Daily Star^[52]
• The Arizona Republic^[52]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick (incumbent)	77,517	76.3
	Democratic	Peter Quilter	24,035	23.7
Total votes			101,552	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brandon Martin, U.S. Army veteran and candidate for this seat in 2018^[53]

Eliminated in primary

• Joseph Morgan, support technician^[50]
• Noran Ruden, businessman^[54]

Withdrawn

• Mike Ligon, author^[55]
• Shay Stautz, former lobbyist for University of Arizona^[56][57]
• Justine Wadsack, realtor and small business owner^[58][59] (running for state senate)

Primary results

Republican primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Martin	31,730	42.5
	Republican	Noran Ruden	25,049	33.6
	Republican	Joseph Morgan	17,802	23.8
	Republican	Jordan Flayer (write-in)	52	0.1
Total votes			74,633	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[38]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[39]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[41]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP[42]	Likely D	November 2, 2020
Decision Desk HQ[43]	Safe D	November 3, 2020
538[44]	Safe D	November 3, 2020
Elections Daily[45]	Safe D	November 1, 2020
CNN[46]	Safe D	November 1, 2020
Politico[47]	Likely D	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[48]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Arizona's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Kirkpatrick (incumbent)	209,945	55.1
	Republican	Brandon Martin	170,975	44.9
	Write-in		134	0.0
Total votes			381,054	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2020 Arizona's 3rd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Raúl Grijalva Daniel Wood Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 174,243 95,594 Percentage 64.6% 35.4%

Grijalva:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%County results Grijalva:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Wood:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votesPrecinct results

U.S. Representative before election Raúl Grijalva Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Raúl Grijalva Democratic

See also: Arizona's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district encompasses southwestern Arizona, taking in Yuma, western Tucson, as well as stretching into the western suburbs of Phoenix, including Goodyear, Avondale, southern Buckeye, and a small portion of West Phoenix. Incumbent Democrat Raúl Grijalva, who was first elected to Congress in 2002, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote in 2018.^[3] The district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Raúl Grijalva, incumbent U.S. representative^[60]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)	63,282	100.0
Total votes			63,282	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Wood, U.S. Marine Corps veteran^[61]

Withdrawn

• Steve Ronnebeck, former auto mechanic^[62][63]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Wood	29,260	99.8
	Republican	Richard Jolley (write-in)	44	0.2
Total votes			29,304	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[38]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[39]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[41]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP[42]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Decision Desk HQ[43]	Safe D	November 3, 2020
538[44]	Safe D	November 3, 2020
Elections Daily[45]	Safe D	November 1, 2020
CNN[46]	Safe D	November 1, 2020
Politico[47]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[48]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Arizona's 3rd congressional district, 2020^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raúl Grijalva (incumbent)	174,243	64.6
	Republican	Daniel Wood	95,594	35.4
Total votes			269,837	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2020 Arizona's 4th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Paul Gosar Delina DiSanto Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 278,002 120,484 Percentage 69.7% 30.2%

Gosar:      60-70%     70-80%County results Gosar:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% DiSanto:      50–60%      60–70%      No votesPrecinct results

U.S. Representative before election Paul Gosar Republican Elected U.S. Representative Paul Gosar Republican

See also: Arizona's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in north-central Arizona, taking in Lake Havasu City, Prescott, and the Phoenix exurbs, including San Tan Valley, Apache Junction, and northern Buckeye. The incumbent was Republican Paul Gosar, who was re-elected with 68.2% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Gosar, incumbent U.S. representative^[64]

Eliminated in primary

• Anne Marie Ward, former business consultant and former staffer to U.S. Senator Martha McSally^[65]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gosar (incumbent)	82,370	63.1
	Republican	Anne Marie Ward	48,116	36.9
Total votes			130,486	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Delina DiSanto, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in 2018^[66]

Eliminated in primary

• Stuart "Stu" Starky, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2004 and former school principal^[67]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Delina DiSanto	34,345	74.3
	Democratic	Stu Starky	11,852	25.7
Total votes			46,197	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[38]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[39]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[41]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[42]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Decision Desk HQ[43]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[44]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
Elections Daily[45]	Safe R	November 1, 2020
CNN[46]	Safe R	November 1, 2020
Politico[47]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[48]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Arizona's 4th congressional district, 2020^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gosar (incumbent)	278,002	69.7
	Democratic	Delina DiSanto	120,484	30.2
	Write-in		137	0.0
Total votes			398,623	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2020 Arizona's 5th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Andy Biggs Joan Greene Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 262,414 183,171 Percentage 58.9% 41.1%

Precinct results Biggs:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Greene:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Andy Biggs Republican Elected U.S. Representative Andy Biggs Republican

See also: Arizona's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is centered around the eastern suburbs of Phoenix, including Gilbert, Queen Creek, southern and eastern Chandler, and eastern Mesa. The incumbent was Republican Andy Biggs, who was re-elected with 59.4% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Andy Biggs, incumbent U.S. representative^[68]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Biggs (incumbent)	104,888	99.6
	Republican	Joe Vess (write-in)	465	0.4
Total votes			105,353	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Joan Greene, businesswoman and nominee for Arizona's 5th congressional district in 2018^[50]
• Jonathan Ireland, educator and musician^[69]
• Javier Ramos, attorney^[70]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joan Greene	34,070	50.0
	Democratic	Javier Ramos	26,818	39.4
	Democratic	Jonathan Ireland	7,209	10.6
Total votes			68,097	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[38]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[39]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[41]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[42]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Decision Desk HQ[43]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[44]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
Elections Daily[45]	Safe R	November 1, 2020
CNN[46]	Safe R	November 1, 2020
Politico[47]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[48]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Arizona's 5th congressional district, 2020^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Biggs (incumbent)	262,414	58.9
	Democratic	Joan Greene	183,171	41.1
	Write-in		72	0.0
Total votes			445,657	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2020 Arizona's 6th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee David Schweikert Hiral Tipirneni Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 217,783 199,644 Percentage 52.2% 47.8%

Precinct results Schweikert:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tipirneni:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election David Schweikert Republican Elected U.S. Representative David Schweikert Republican

See also: Arizona's 6th congressional district

The 6th district covers parts of the northeastern suburbs of Phoenix, containing Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, as well as a portion of North Phoenix, including Deer Valley and Desert View. The incumbent was Republican David Schweikert, who was re-elected with 55.2% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• David Schweikert, incumbent U.S. representative^[71]

Endorsements

David Schweikert

Organizations

• Club for Growth^[72]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert (incumbent)	94,434	100.0
Total votes			94,434	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Karl Gentles, businessman^[73]
• Anita Malik, businesswoman, entrepreneur, and nominee for this seat in 2018^[74]
• Stephanie Rimmer, businesswoman^[75]
• Hiral Tipirneni, emergency room physician and nominee for Arizona's 8th congressional district in the 2018 special and general elections^[76]

Endorsements

Anita Malik

Organizations

• Peace Action^[21]

Hiral Tipirneni

Federal officials

• Ann Kirkpatrick, U.S. representative (AZ-02)^[77]
• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States^[78]
• Tom O'Halleran, U.S. representative (AZ-01)^[77]

State officials

• Lela Alston, state senator and former state representative (2011–2019)^[79]
• Rich Andrade, state representative^[79]
• Charlene Fernandez, state representative and state House minority leader^[79]
• Randy Friese, state representative^[79]
• Robert Meza, state representative and former state senator (2011–2019) and state representative (2003–2011)^[79]
• Jamescita Peshlakai, state senator and former state representative (2013–2015)^[79]
• Martín Quezada, state senator and former state representative (2013–2015)^[79]
• Rebecca Rios, state senator and former state House minority leader (2017–2019), state representative (2015–2019), and state senator (2005–2011)^[79]
• Victoria Steele, state senator and former state representative (2013–2016)^[79]

Labor unions

• AFT Arizona^[80]
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433^[80]
• Communication Workers of America Arizona State Council^[80]
• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) Local 359^[80]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 640^[80]
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 104^[80]
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades^[80]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 99^[80]

Organizations

• 314 Action Fund^[81]
• AAPI Victory Fund^[80]
• Arizona Stonewall Democrats^[82]
• ASPIRE PAC^[83]
• Brady Campaign^[84]
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Bold PAC^[80]
• Elect AAPI^[80]
• EMILY's List^[85]
• End Citizens United^[86]
• Equality PAC^[80]
• Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund^[87]
• High School Democrats of America^[11]
• Human Rights Campaign^[88]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[89]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[90]
• NewDem Action Fund^[91]
• Off the Sidelines PAC^[80]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[16]
• Sierra Club^[92]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Karl Gentles	Anita Malik	Stephanie Rimmer	Hiral Tipirneni	Undecided
OH Predictive Insights[93]	August 3, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	3%	30%	2%	53%	12%
Zogby Strategies (D)[94][A]	August 28–30, 2019	400 (LV)	–	–	20%	12%	13%	55%

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hiral Tipirneni	42,538	53.2
	Democratic	Anita Malik	29,218	36.5
	Democratic	Stephanie Rimmer	4,592	5.7
	Democratic	Karl Gentles	3,651	4.6
Total votes			79,999	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[38]	Tossup	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[39]	Tossup	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Lean D (flip)	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[41]	Tossup	November 2, 2020
RCP[42]	Lean R	November 2, 2020
Decision Desk HQ[43]	Tossup	November 3, 2020
538[44]	Tossup	November 3, 2020
Elections Daily[45]	Lean R	November 1, 2020
CNN[46]	Tossup	November 1, 2020
Politico[47]	Tossup	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[48]	Lean R	June 7, 2020

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	David Schweikert (R)	Hiral Tipirneni (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[95][B]	October 26–27, 2020	582 (LV)	–	41%	45%	–
OH Predictive Insights[96]	September 23–27, 2020	531 (LV)	± 4.3%	49%	46%	5%
GQR Research (D)[97][C]	September 23–26, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	49%	6%
Public Policy Polling (D)[98][D]	September 22–23, 2020	527 (V)	–	45%	43%	12%
GQR Research (D)[99][C]	August 6–12, 2020	548 (LV)	± 4.2%	45%	48%	–
DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D)[100][E]	July 29 – August 1, 2020	586 (LV)	± 4.0%	46%	43%	–

Hypothetical polling

with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Generic Republican	Generic Democrat	Undecided
PPP[101]	September 22–23, 2020	527 (V)	–	48%	47%	5%

Results

Arizona's 6th congressional district, 2020^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert (incumbent)	217,783	52.2
	Democratic	Hiral Tipirneni	199,644	47.8
Total votes			417,427	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2020 Arizona's 7th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Ruben Gallego Josh Barnett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 165,452 50,226 Percentage 76.7% 23.3%

Precinct results Gallego:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Barnett:      50–60% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Ruben Gallego Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego Democratic

See also: Arizona's 7th congressional district

The 7th district encompasses Downtown Phoenix and western Phoenix, including the urban villages of Maryvale, Estrella, Laveen, South Mountain, Central City, Encanto, and Alhambra, as well as Tolleson and southern Glendale. The incumbent was Democrat Ruben Gallego, who was re-elected with 85.6% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ruben Gallego, incumbent U.S. representative^[102]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Gallego (incumbent)	56,037	100.0
Total votes			56,037	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Josh Barnett, entrepreneur^[70]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Barnett	15,223	100.0
Total votes			15,223	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[38]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[39]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[41]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP[42]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Decision Desk HQ[43]	Safe D	November 3, 2020
538[44]	Safe D	November 3, 2020
Elections Daily[45]	Safe D	November 1, 2020
CNN[46]	Safe D	November 1, 2020
Politico[47]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[48]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Arizona's 7th congressional district, 2020^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Gallego (incumbent)	165,452	76.7
	Republican	Josh Barnett	50,226	23.3
	Write-in		54	0.0
Total votes			215,732	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2020 Arizona's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Debbie Lesko Michael Muscato Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 251,633 170,816 Percentage 59.6% 40.4%

Precinct results Lesko:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Muscato:      50–60%      60–70%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Debbie Lesko Republican Elected U.S. Representative Debbie Lesko Republican

See also: Arizona's 8th congressional district

The 8th district encompasses the western and northwestern suburbs of Phoenix, taking in Surprise, Peoria, Litchfield Park, Anthem, northern Glendale, and parts of North Phoenix, including North Gateway and Rio Vista. The incumbent was Republican Debbie Lesko, who was re-elected with 55.5% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Debbie Lesko, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Debbie Lesko

Organizations

• 60 Plus Association^[103]
• American Conservative Union^[103]
• Center for Arizona Policy^[103]
• Concerned Women for America^[103]
• Freedom Caucus^[103]
• Maggie's List^[103]
• National Federation of Independent Business^[103]
• National Right to Life Committee^[103]
• RightNOW Women^[103]
• Susan B. Anthony List^[103]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[103]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debbie Lesko (incumbent)	105,630	100.0
Total votes			105,630	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Michael Muscato, gym owner^[104]
• Bob Musselwhite, former Litchfield Park city manager and councilman^[105]
• Bob Olsen, attorney^[106]

Declined

• Hiral Tipirneni, physician and nominee for Arizona's 8th congressional district in 2018 (running for Arizona's 6th congressional district)^[76]

Endorsements

Michael Muscato

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[107]

Labor unions

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees – Local 2384^[107]
• Communications Workers of America^[107]

Bob Olsen

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[108]
• Stonewall Democrats of Arizona^[108]

Labor unions

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees – Locals 2384 and 3282^[108]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers – Local 266^[108]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Muscato	35,898	54.3
	Democratic	Bob Olsen	20,534	31.1
	Democratic	Bob Musselwhite	9,575	14.5
	Democratic	Kyle Martin (write-in)	45	0.1
Total votes			66,052	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[38]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[39]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[41]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[42]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Decision Desk HQ[43]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
538[44]	Safe R	November 3, 2020
Elections Daily[45]	Safe R	November 1, 2020
CNN[46]	Safe R	November 1, 2020
Politico[47]	Likely R	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[48]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Arizona's 8th congressional district, 2020^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debbie Lesko (incumbent)	251,633	59.6
	Democratic	Michael Muscato	170,816	40.4
	Write-in		18	0.0
Total votes			422,467	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

2020 Arizona's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Greg Stanton Dave Giles Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 217,094 135,180 Percentage 61.6% 38.4%

Precinct results Stanton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Giles:      50–60%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Greg Stanton Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Greg Stanton Democratic

See also: Arizona's 9th congressional district

The 9th district is based in the Phoenix metro, and includes Tempe, southern Scottsdale, western Mesa, northwestern Chandler, and southern Phoenix, containing Ahwatukee and Camelback East. The incumbent was Democrat Greg Stanton, who was elected with 61.1% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Greg Stanton, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Stanton (incumbent)	83,443	100.0
Total votes			83,443	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Dave Giles, businessman, candidate for Arizona's 9th congressional district in 2018 and nominee in 2016^[109]
• Sam Huang, Chandler city councilman^[110]
• Nicholas Tutora, pharmacist^[111]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Giles	28,461	53.7
	Republican	Sam Huang	12,527	23.6
	Republican	Nicholas Tutora	12,053	22.7
Total votes			53,041	100.0

Independents

Candidates

Withdrawn

• Irina Baroness von Behr, Republican candidate for Arizona's 9th congressional district in 2018^[110][112]

General election

Debate

2020 Arizona's 9th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Greg Stanton	Dave Giles
1	Oct. 13, 2020	Arizona PBS KJZZ The Arizona Republic	Steve Goldstein Richard Ruelas Ted Simons	YouTube	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[38]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[39]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[41]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP[42]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Decision Desk HQ[43]	Safe D	November 3, 2020
538[44]	Safe D	November 3, 2020
Elections Daily[45]	Safe D	November 1, 2020
CNN[46]	Safe D	November 1, 2020
Politico[47]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Niskanen[48]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Arizona's 9th congressional district, 2020^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Stanton (incumbent)	217,094	61.6
	Republican	Dave Giles	135,180	38.4
Total votes			352,274	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2020 Arizona elections

Notes

Partisan clients

1. Poll conducted for Anita Malik
2. Poll sponsored by 314 Action, which has endorsed Tipierneni prior to the sampling period.
3. Poll sponsored by Tipirneni's campaign.
4. Poll sponsored by the House Majority PAC.
5. Poll sponsored by the DCCC

General notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear